Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you.

A definitive method for getting Hitman 2: Silent Assassin working in proper widescreen.
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Personally, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin is hard for me to place among the other games in the series.

The epic, orchestral soundtrack by Jesper Kyd along with the long, globe-trotting campaign really make this game. 47 travels through Italy, Russia, Japan, Malaysia, the Middle East, India, and back again all to the highly memorable and emphatic themes that play throughout these missions.

I first played this back in 2002 when it came out, and plenty of those tracks are still intertwined with images of 47 making his way through the soft falling snow of St. Petersburg, dragunov sniper rifle held carefully in his arms. I'll always be nostalgic for the vivid sensory feel of this game, and the incredible sense of tension it could place in the single act of walking past a suspicious guard, with Kyd's pulsing theme and the flickering suspicion meter focusing all my attention on that present moment.

And I think this is what carried some rather inconsistent mission design relative to other games in the series. Compared to Contracts, Blood Money, and especially Hitman 2016, many of the levels feel like they weren't quite finished. Like there should have been more options available for eliminating your targets, fewer dead ends and missed opportunities. Invitation to a Party is a highlight of the series, but for me it didn't quite capture the same sense of possibility and intricate design Hitman: Codename 47 provided with Traditions of the Trade.

Still, this is a unique, vivid experience from start to finish. Absolutely worth experiencing for fans of the later games, or older stealth titles.

I've gotten rid of the old hex edit fix and replaced it with a new widescreen solution (which can be accessed from the guide below).
All of the past widescreen fixes have had their issues: stuttering, black characters, non-visible cutscenes, letterboxi...

Hey, just for you guys to know, the steam (1.02) version of this game is the censored version, which means there is some cut Dialogue (both in-game & in Diana's briefing) concerning the Sikh's levels, so if you did find them weird (they cutted the explana...